Systems and methods utilizing gas temperature as a power source

A method to generate electrical power for supply to one or more of operational equipment, a grid power structure, or an energy storage device, the method comprising:

• determining a first temperature of compressed gas from a source to a heat exchanger through a first pipeline, thereby to allow compressed gas to flow from the source through the first pipeline to the heat exchanger;
• transferring heat via the heat exchanger, thereby to transfer heat from the compressed gas to a working fluid and cause a generator to generate electrical power;
• determining a second temperature of the compressed gas from the heat exchanger to a second pipeline;
• in response to a determination that the compressed gas is within a selected operating temperature range, adjusting flow of working fluid to a percentage sufficient to maintain temperature of the compressed gas within the selected operating temperature range;
• determining, via two or more temperature sensors, a temperature drop of the compressed gas after passage via the second pipeline through a gas cooler;
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• controlling, based at least in part on the temperature drop, a bypass control valve positioned to divert at least a portion of the compressed gas from the first pipeline to a return pipeline, thereby to bypass the heat exchanger.